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NCAT, ATTRA, Fayetteville, AR
Will R. Getz
Fort Valley State Univ, GA
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NCAT, ATTRA, Fayetteville, AR
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Langston Univ, OK
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Delaware State Univ., CARS
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Univ of Georgia
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Linda Coffey (lcoffey@scsrpc.org)                                                                           

 

Position

Technical Specialist
 

Institution

National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
(NCAT is a non-profit working in sustainable agriculture, energy, and communities; see www.ncat.org)

NCAT Sheep and Goat Specialist, including work for the ATTRA project: www.attra.ncat.org
(ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information service for farmers and ranchers; funded by a grant from USDA)

 

Address

PO Box 3657
Fayetteville, AR  72701
Phone 479-575-1387
ATTRA line: 800-346-9140
Email lindac@ncat.org

 

Education

MS, Animal Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.1988.
Thesis:  Companion Grazing of Cattle and Sheep

BS, Animal Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. 1985.
 

Experience

Technical Specialist, 2000 to Present.
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), Fayetteville, AR.
Responsibilities range from staffing the ATTRA agricultural information line, reviewing and editing case responses, leading the NCAT Livestock Team, researching and answering farmer questions about sheep, goats, multi-species grazing, and occasionally other topics.  Other duties include participating in SARE projects and in writing publications needed for ATTRA work, giving presentations for workshops and conferences, and assisting in other duties for NCAT.

Farmer, 1986 to Present.
Self-Employed

Assisted in daily chores and management of small farm flock of crossbred ewes, 1986-1996 (Kansas). Moved to Arkansas in 1996 and now help produce and market products of sheep (including Gulf Coast sheep, a parasite-resistant breed), dairy goats, pigs and chickens.  On-farm experience with using sericea lespedeza, browse, pasture management, selection of parasite-resistant breeding stock, and use of the FAMACHA™ system to manage internal parasite problems in sheep and goats.

Sheep Farm Worker, May 1984-July 1985, Feb.-Dec. 1983
University of Missouri, Animal Science Department, Columbia, MO.
Updated flock records, assisted in research projects, aided in slaughter and processing of lambs, and general farm work.

Intern, Jan. – May 1984
United States Sheep Experiment Station, Dubois, ID
Worked in lambing barns, orphan lamb barn, assisted with record keeping and with several research projects.

 

Memberships

Southern Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control (www.scsrpc.org): 2007

American Dairy Goat Association 2002-2007

NCAT Livestock Team (Leader), 2006 to present

Washington County Sheep and Goat Producer Group

Prairie Grove FFA Blue and Gold Club
 

Projects

Enhancing Educator Knowledge of Sheep and Goat Production.  S-SARE PDP.  2002-2005 (project leader).

Using Livestock to Manage Natural Resources.  S-SARE PDP.  2005-2006 (collaborator).

Development of Sustainable Gastrointestinal Nematode Control in Organic Small Ruminant Production in Arkansas.  IOP.  2005-2008 (collaborator).
 

Publications

NCAT/ATTRA Publications: found at <www.attra.ncat.org> under “livestock” and “hogs, sheep, and goats”:

Dairy Goats: Sustainable Production, 2004
Goats: Sustainable Production Overview, 2004
Small Ruminant Checksheet Quick Start, 2004
Small Ruminant Resource List, 2004
Small Ruminant Resource Manual (CD ROM), 2004 (updated 2006)
Small Ruminant Sustainability Checksheet, 2004
Sustainable Goat Production: Meat Goats, 2002 (updated 2006)
Dairy Sheep, 2001 (revised by Margo Hale 2006)
Multi-species Grazing, 2001

 

Other Publications

Gipson, T.A., Merkel, R.C., Williams, K., and T. Sahlu (ed.) 2006. Langston University Master Goat Certification On-Line Course and Meat Goat Production Handbook.  E (Kika) de la Garza American Institution for Goat Research.  418 p.

author of Chapter 1: Introduction to Meat Goat Production, General Overview (<http://www2.luresext.edu/goats/training/general.html>) p. 1–12.

Launchbaugh, K., Walker, J., and R. Daines (ed.)  2006.  Targeted Grazing: A Natural Approach to Vegetation Management and Landscape Enhancement.  American Sheep Industry Association.
<http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/rx-grazing/TG_Handbook.htm>. 199 p.

Walker, J., Coffey, L., and T. Faller.  Chapter 6: Improving Grazing Lands with Multi-species Grazing.
Coffey, L., Hale, M., and E. Hoyde.  Chapter 18: Additional Resources for Targeted Grazing.
Part of the review team.

 
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